Red-eared slider

Red-eared slider
Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied). Engraving made in 1865 by Karl Bodmer, who accompanied the authority on his expedition.
At the Cincinnati Zoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	Anapsida
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Emydidae
Genus:	Trachemys
Species:	T. scripta
Subspecies:	T. s. elegans
Trinomial name
Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839)
Synonyms
Emys elegans Wied, 1839 Emys holbrookii Gray, 1844 Emys sanguinolenta Gray, 1856 Trachemys elegans Agassiz, 1857 Clemmys elegans Strauch, 1862 Trachemys holbrooki Gray, 1863 (ex errore) Trachemys holbrookii Gray, 1869 Trachemys lineata Gray, 1873 Pseudemys elegans Cope, 1875 Chrysemys elegans Boulenger, 1889 Chrysemys scripta var. elegans Boulenger, 1889 Chrysemys palustris elegans Lindholm, 1929 Pseudemys troostii elegans Stejneger & Barbour, 1939 Pseudemys scripta elegans Cagle, 1944 Trachemys scripta elegans Iverson, 1985 Trachemys scripta elagans Fong, Parham & Fu, 2002 (ex errore) Trachemys scripta elgans Fong, Parham & Fu, 2002 (ex errore)

The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a semi-aquatic turtle. It belongs to the family Emydidae. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States. It lives in Southern United States. It is also found in many other places as an invasive species. They can be found in the US state of California where it was introduced.

Other websites

• Media related to Trachemys scripta elegans at Wikimedia Commons
• Red-ear slider
• Discovery Channel's Animal Planet: Red-eared slider
• Information on aquatic turtles & tortoises including a few articles specific to Red-eared Terrapin
• Gulf Coast Turtle & Tortoise Society: Natural History: Red-eared slider